by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Feb 29, 2024 | Enjoy, Members
BETWEEN THE LEAVES Picture perfect Discover the secrets behind those great photographs released by Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden – and taken by photographer and environmental interpretation officer Alice Notten INTERVIEW BY PATRICIA McCRACKEN. PHOTOS BY ALICE...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Feb 28, 2024 | Know, Members
THE BIG PICTURE Tracking flora up a Madagascan massif RALPH CLARK & ANDRINAJORO RAKOTOARIVELO visited the little-known Ankaratra massif to assess its potential as a test site to monitor Madagascar’s response to man-made threats, from deforestation and fire to...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Feb 28, 2024 | Conservation, Know
#KNOW Must the Clanwilliam cedar get a new name? Follow the twists and turns of a botanical detective story after local botanists were shocked by the Clanwilliam cedar losing its proudly SA botanical name more than a decade ago. Now they are celebrating the elegant...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Feb 26, 2024 | Conservation, Enjoy
#ENJOY At home in fynbos Martina Treurnicht calls herself a fynbosser – someone energised by all things fynbos – and brings a love of nature and the outdoors to her role as BotSoc’s conservation project manager. Discover why mountain bikes, paper maps, gravel roads...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Feb 24, 2024 | Members, Know
OPENING SHOT Meet Mpondoland’s new BioBlitz All-Stars The Great Southern BioBlitz was a wonderful opportunity for the passionate young Mpondoland team to come from nowhere and snatch a place in the spotlight plus a star rating – ranking fourth in the southern...
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